ThaosDM said:
this thread is a god save. Okay so there's this one game for the PS1 I used to play as a kid all the time, well, whenever my mom would let me. I don't remember if it was like mature or what, but I know this was before I could read long stories because it had this helluva intro, and we didn't have a memory card, and I would ask my mom to read it to me because it sounded really cool. Eventually she told me she wouldn't read it to me anymore. Now all I really remember is that it had something to do with mechs. It may have been Gundam game, but I don't think it was. It had an RPG kind of essence to it, like old RPGs like Final Fantasy prior to 6. If I remember correctly it was pixelated like that too. And you start off in some kind of village and after what felt like hours of gameplay to 5-6 year old me, you're in the middle of this clearing that looks pretty Sandy and pass out or something and then there's a mech. I'm sorry if this description sucks. I was so young that I didn't pay attention to it. Here are the key points:
1. Pixel-based mech RPG
2. PS1
3. Huge intro solely composed of words. I don't believe there were any pictures or cutscenes to it.
Please help!
"The continent of Ignas, in the Northern Hemisphere of our world. On this, the largest continent, a war has been raging between two countries for hundreds of years. In the north of the continent lies the Kislev Empire, in the south lies the desert kingdom of Aveh. The war has gone on for so long that the people have forgotten the cause, knowing only the pointless circle of hostility and tragedy.
"The chronic war obsession was soon to encounter a devastating change. This was due to the 'Ethos'; an institution that preserves our world's culture, repairing tools and weapons excavated from the ruins of an ancient civilization. At once both countries excavated these ruins, and had the 'Ethos' repair the discoveries, in order to increase their military power.
"The various weapons excavated from these ruins greatly changed the form of warfare. The outcome of the battles between the two countries was no longer determined by man-to-man combat, but by 'Gears' - giant humanoid fighting machines - that were obtained from deep within the ruins.
"Eventually, after continuous swings in the state of the war, Kislev gained the upper hand. The major factor behind this lay in the enormous difference in the amount of resources buried within their ruins. But suddenly a mysterious military force appeared in the continent of Ignas. Called 'Gebler', this force decided to make contact with Aveh.
"With the assistance of this Gebler military force, Aveh was able to recover from being hopelessly outnumbered to being back on an even standing with Kislev. Then, taking further advantage of its newly gained momentum, Aveh started to capture one territory after another from Kislev, showing no indication of slowing down in their invasion campaign."
...If that sounds familiar, you're looking for Xenogears [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJeRVree3g0&list=PLJ70FsLLPuxOx-RWCjX7OtHzpeE_rPsMc]. =)